U.S. Strike Kills Khamenei; Iran Stages Power

Ali Khamenei was killed in a U.S.-Israeli strike; Iran is preparing a six-day funeral meant to draw millions, signal state power, and shape paused U.S.-Iran talks.

1. Frame 1U.S.-Israeli strikes killed Ali Khamenei; Iran is turning his delayed funeral into a mass display of state power.
2. Frame 2His flag-draped coffin was displayed in Tehran as officials prepared a six-day procession toward burial in Mashhad.
3. Frame 3Iranian officials expect millions, echoing the scale of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini’s 1989 funeral in Tehran.
4. Frame 4The ceremony gives officials preserving Khamenei’s legacy a public stage after the attack wounded his successor.
5. Frame 5Pakistan and Qatar-backed talks to end the conflict are paused while regional delegations pay respects in Tehran.
6. Frame 6After burial in Mashhad, attention shifts to Iran’s succession politics and the paused U.S.-Iran talks.